- Family:
- Cabombaceae Rich. ex A.Rich.
- Genus:
- Cabomba Aubl.
Cabomba aquatica Aubl.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Guiana Shield, Caribbean. Elevation range: 50–1000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Córdoba, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
- Habit
- Herb, Aquatic.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 50 - 1000 m.; Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, acuática
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, Malaya
Cabomba aquatica Aubl. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 3, 2013 | Gardner [725], Brazil | K000887318 | Yes | ||
Jan 3, 2013 | Mexia, Y.E.J. [5966], Brazil | K000887322 | Yes | ||
Jan 3, 2013 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000887330 | Yes | ||
Dec 1, 2002 | Harley, R.M. [54519], Brazil | K000887314 | Yes | ||
Dec 1, 2002 | Harley, R.M. [54519], Brazil | K000887315 | Yes | ||
Jul 17, 1980 | Burchell [9547], Brazil | K000887321 | Yes | ||
Jul 17, 1980 | Traill, J.W.H. [15], Brazil | K000887324 | Yes | ||
Philcox [4636], Brazil | 7405.000 | No | |||
unknown [311], Brazil | K000220410 | Yes | |||
Beauvois, P. [s.n.] | K000887329 | Yes | |||
Murça, J. [52470], Brazil | K000887320 | Yes | |||
Gardner [2478], Brazil | K000220408 | Yes | |||
Miers, J. [4083], Brazil | K000879791 | Yes | |||
Gardner [1235], Brazil | K000887316 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil | K000887317 | Yes | |||
Gardner [725], Brazil | K000887326 | Yes | |||
Ule, E. [7633], Brazil | K000887325 | Yes | |||
Pires, J.M. [52470], Brazil | K000887319 | Yes | |||
Lowe, J. [4039], Brazil | K000887323 | Yes | |||
Gardner [2478], Brazil | K000220409 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 321 (1775)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Siti-Munirah, M.Y. & Chew, M.Y. (2010). Cabombaceae, a new family record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 62: 241-248.
- de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Siti-Munirah, M.Y. & Chew, M.Y. (2010). Cabombaceae, a new family record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 62: 241-248.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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